Charles II Allegorical Silk Raised Needlework

British, mid 17th century, depiction of Father Time holding an hourglass and scythe, and female figure of Justice holding a scale, grotto below with fish in water, flanked leopard and stag in lower corners, castles in upper corners, exotic birds, plants and insects throughout, silk and metallic thread, detached buttonhole elements, on cream silk ground, 14 x 10 in.; veneered wood frame, 11-3/4 x 16 in. - Provenance: Joe Kindig Antiques, York, Pennsylvania; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
Condition Report: fading, shattering and losses to silk ground especially along edges, scattered stitch loss, early mounting to linen covered board